The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-24

sects of the world believe IN those e!lts!
A.man would be considered insane II ne
went abroad and asked if the members
of the various sects believed IN the gus
of healing, prophecy, etc. ne eaIl a
is defil. d under the inh 4bltants thereol'
because they have transgresseo the laws,
changed the ordinances, broken tns
everlasting covenant, as isaiah saiu
! they would do. The plan lald do%n IA
the example of Nl"odemus Wnen JESUS
told him, Except man be born again,
/ he could not enter the kingdom OF
! heaven" was plainly stated by Apostie
! TAYLOR. who declared that the principle
of baptism was one OF the first prlncl-
niles of the gospel necessary to saliva
| tior, and illustrated his statement tnat
! in agriculture. if not properly attended
to. crops would not follow planting or
! sowing. The beliefs of the world to-day
I included three or four Lords and seven
itr light kinds of baptism. Peter SAID
in the Acts. ii, 38, when the people spoke
In tongues, Repent and be baptized,
J every one of you in the name OF jesus
| Christ, for the remission of sins, and We
shall receive the gilt of the Holy Ghost.
For the promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to all that are afar on,
even as many as the Lord our God snail
call" The promise was to "alI that
are afar off," Paul said to Tim
othy. Neglect rot the gilt tnat
is in thee, which was given thee
| by prophecy, with the laying on
OF the hands of the presbytery.,,
There were none nowadays who believed
in the gifts of prophecy or any other;
gift of the Holy Ghost; in fact. they had
not the fruits and blessings of the gos-
pei as Christ said should follow those
who received His word and obeyed 1t.
Apostle Taylor. quoted COZ iously from
the New Testament in support OF the
doctrine that there was but lone faith,
one Lord and one baptism" one mode
of salvation. In acts xix Paul asket !:
Have We received the Holy Ghost since
We believed?" to which answer was
made that they had not so much as
heard whether there he any Holy Ghost;
he then explained tosrhem and laid his
hands on them. This the speaker
quoted to show that the Holy Ghost
could not be conferr- d except by some
one having divine authority. Where
could mankind go to-day to find that
authority? Where was it? He read
the hymn of Charles Wesley in answer:
Where shall we wander now to find
Succv ssors they have left behind?
The faithful whom we seek in vain,
Are unfinished from the SONS of men.
Ye different sects. who all declare,
10! here is Christi or Christ is there!"
You. stronger proofs divinely give,
And show re where true Christians live.
These words reit rated the words of
the ancient prophets, who unanimously
declared that such a state of affairs
{H1g o+t
were the gifts. blessings, powers, etc., of
the gospel to be found among the world
to-day? he asked. The elders OF the
! Latter day Saints go forth to the nations
to testify that they were possessed by
the Saints, aud telling all people that if
they would repent and be baptized, that
they would receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost and they would know for them
selves, that Christ was the Son of the
living God. The world wondered at the
unity of the Latter-day Saints. It was
the knowledge that they had of the
truth; they would rather suffer death
than renounce it. They were reyiled ar d
prosecuted; yet they prespered. The
kingdom was not controlled by man,
but by God; He had revealed it and it
would continue to grow and in rease; no
matter who stepped aside or shuffled off
this mortal coil. The virtuous and pure
would I've to see Zion redeemed.
He exhorted a~ents to set examples
, TO- their children; to purify themselves,
repent AMI forsake their evil Goings He
,, hoped God would search the Saints, and
purge them from the presence of hypo-
I critics. Ee said he was the son of
polygamous wife; he had nineteen
| brothers; he had never heard an i'm
| proper word from them or his parents :;
| had never been taught anything but
pure and holy principles; he strongly
| denounced lmpurity and vice; and up
held virtue, honesty, purity and up
| rightness in all their dealings. He de-
precated the mingling of the Latter-day
Saints in excursions, with the outside
clements, where blasphemy and vile
language could be heard by them from
the lips OF the ungodly He counseled
all against promlscuous gatherings
among which there were disgraceful
transactions carried on. The lake was
q pleasant place to go, but he deprecated
the mixing and mingliDg with the IN
cody. He. denounced in strong terms
the 'bar" business which cast baneful
influence and blighting effect upon the
young. He warned parents and guard
lans against this commipglirg. "Be
temperate; wise, i tuous, clean, and
God will bless you" he said, in conclu-
sion. and to the priesthood of the
wards, he added few words of counsel
and said it was their duty to report
Sunday School superintendent who
took their charges to the bathing resorts
under the circumstances he had men
toned, and if they PERSISTED they should
be cut off. He closed by predicting
success for the church and kingdom Of
God, the redemption of Zion and the
salvation of mankind,
Singing by the choir.
Benediction by Elder B. F. Cum.
mings.
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